sense of the Congress that the Communist regime in China has not demonstrated its willingness to fulfill the obligations contained in the Charter of the United Nations and should not be recognized to represent China in the United Nations. In the event of the seating of representatives of the Chinese Communist regime in the Security Council or General Assembly of the United Nations, the President is re(iuested to inform the Congress insofar as is compatible with the requirements of national security, of the implications of this action upon the foreign policy of the United States and our foreign relationships, including that created by membership in the United Nations, together with any recommendations which he may have with respect to the matter. SEC, 106. The appropriations and authority with respect thereto in this Act shall be available from July 1, 1958, for the purposes provided in such appropriations and authority. All obligations incurred during the period between June 30, 1958, and the date of enactment of this Act in anticipation of such appropriations and authority are hereby ratified and confirmed if in accordance w4th the terms hereof. SEC. 107. None of the funds provided by this Act nor any of the counterpart funds generated as a result of assistance under this Act or any prior Act shall be used to pay pensions, annuities, retirement pay or adjusted service compensation for any persons heretofore or hereafter serving in the armed forces of any recipient country. SEC. 108. Not to exceed 50 per centum of the foreign currencies heretofore generated in any country under section 402 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, may, notwithstanding prior provisions of law, hereafter be used in accordance with the provisions of that section: Provided, That quarterly reports of the use of foreign currencies pursuant to this section shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives. This Act may be cited as the "Mutual Security Appropriation Act, 1959". Approved August 28, 1958.

AN ACT To amend the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled') That the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945, as amended, is hereby amended— (1) by striking section 3(g) thereof and inserting a new section 3(g) as follows: "SEC. 3. (g) 'Lessee' means an individual, partnership, corporation, religious organization, institution, or any other legal entity including, but not limited to, a redevelopment company, which has the power to conform to the applicable provisions of this Act and to comply with the terms of the lease of a project area or part thereof, and includes the successors or assigns and successors in title of any lessee."; (2) by striking "after public hearing" in the first sentence of section 3(j) thereof; (3) by striking section 3(1) thereof and inserting a new section 3 (1) as follows: "SEC. 3. (1) 'Purchaser' means an individual, partnership, corporation, religious organization, institution, or any other legal entity including, but not limited to, a redevelopment company, which has the power to conform to the applicable provisions of this Act and to com-